Barcelona (1) v Stuttgart (1)STUTTGART COACH Christian Gross welcomes Matthieu Delpierre back into his defence after a recent suspension, while Christian Trasch could move into a more defensive midfield instead of Timo Gebhart.
Cacau, who scored his first goal in the competition during the first leg, will lead the attack and he will be aiming to find the back of the net again after drawing a blank in the last two Bundesliga matches, which Stuttgart also failed to win.
Stuttgart will be looking to join Bayern Munich as the second Bundesliga representatives in the last eight, while Barcelona need to restore some Spanish pride and establish bragging rights over Real Madrid, eliminated last week.
Captain Carles Puyol is Pep Guardiola’s only injury concern and the defender has been training separately since a back injury forced him out of the Valencia match at the last moment.
Bordeaux (1) v Olympiacos (0):
SINCE SECURING victory in Greece, Bordeaux, whose captain Alou Diarra returns from injury, have struggled domestically, drawing against Montpellier and Monaco and losing to Auxerre.
History is against Olympiacos as only once has any team lost the first leg at home but then progressed to the next stage – Ajax in the 1996 semi-final against Panathiniaikos. Top goalscorer Konstantinos is fit and returns to the Olmpiacos attack.
